LIST OF BIR DH OF BHA MO DIS TRICT. 305 



222. (1012) Cyanops ASIATICA, (Lath.)— (The Blue-throated Barbet.) 

 Recorded by Col. Rippon. 



° 223. (1017) Cyanops krankuni, (Blyth.)— (The Golden-throated 



Barber.) 

 Fairly plentiful in the Hills, nesting in holes of dead trees. I failed 

 however, to got any eggs. 



224. (lOlU) XiVNTHOL^.MA ii/FMATOCEPHALA, (Miill.)— (The Crimson- 



breasted Barbet.) 

 Very common in the Fort at Bhamo, I saw several nesting in holes before 

 I left. 



CoKACIADjE. 



225. (1023) CoKACiAS appinis, McCiell.— (The Burmese Roller.) 

 Common in the plains. 



MKKOPIDiE. 



226. (1026) Merops viRiDis, Linn, — (The Common Indian Bee-eater.) 

 Common in the plains. 



227. (Iu27) Merops philippjnus, Linn. — (The Blue-tailed Bee-eater.) 

 Recorded by Col, Rippon. 



* 228, (^1031) Nyctiornis athertoni, (Jard. and Selby.) — (The Blue- 

 bearded Bee-eater.) 

 once caught two of these in our mess-room in the Fort years ago. 



Alcedinid^. 



229. (1033) Ceryle varia, Strickl.— (The Indian Pied Kingfisher.) 

 Common along the Irrawaddy. 



2^0. (1034) Ceryle ldgubris, (Temm.)— (The Himalayan Pied 



Kingfisher.) 

 I saw a pair along the river at M'ba Kha, but was unable to shoot them. 



231. (1035) Alcedo ispida, Linn.— (The Common Kingfisher.) 

 Found in the plains. 



232. (10;i7) Alcedo meninting, Horsf.— (The Malayan Kingfiaher.) 



233. (1040) Ceyx tridactyla, (Pall.)— (The Indian Three-toed 



Kingfisher.) 



234. (1043) Pelargopsis uurial, (Pearson.)— (The Brown-headed 



Stork-billed Kingfisher.) 

 The above three recorded by Salvadori. 



235. (1044) Halcyon smyrnensis, (Linn.) — (The White-breasted 



Kingfisher.) 

 Common in the plains, and very noisy. 



BUCEROTID/K, 



2 '6. (1051) DiCHOCEROs bicornis, (Linn.) — (The Great Hornbill.) 

 Recorded by Gates. 



